Ex-UFC Champ Jon Jones Arrested for Probation Violation

Jon
Jones was arrested for violating his probation in Albuquerque,
N.M., on Tuesday.

A search of Bernalillo Country Metro Dentention Center online
records confirms at Jones was taken into custody at 10 a.m. MT.
TMZ
first reported that a judge issued a warrant for Jones’ arrest
after the UFC light heavyweight
was ticketed for drag racing, having a modified exhausted,
swerving between lanes, exhibitionist driving and obscuring his
license plates’s registration on March 24. In body camera video of
the incident, Jones disputes the police officer’s account and calls
him a “f—-ing liar” and a “pig.”

Jones is currently on probation for fleeing the scene of a
hit-and-run accident in Albuquerque last year that left a pregnant
woman with a broken arm. One of the conditions of Jones’ 18-month
probation sentence was that he avoid getting into any further
trouble with the law.

The drag racing incident wasn’t Jones’ first brush with law
enforcement in 2016. On Jan. 31, he was pulled over for driving 75
miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone and was cited for driving
without a license, proof of registration or insurance. He was
cleared of the violations after providing proof of insurance
and registration in court last week and donated $100 to the New
Mexico Animal Humane Society as a good faith gesture. Jones was not
to face any further penalty for those violation had he stayed out
of trouble for the next 90 days.

Jones is scheduled to face Daniel
Cormier in a light heavyweight title rematch at UFC 197 on
April 23 in Las Vegas. At the moment it is unclear if Jones will
have to be removed from the card.

"UFC is aware that Jon Jones turned himself into the Albuquerque
Police Department this morning for a potential probation violation
stemming from a traffic stop last week," the promotion said in a
statement.

"UFC has been in touch with Jones' legal team and will have no
further comment until the organization has had appropriate time to
gather necessary information."